San Jose Univ. Suspends Fraternities

Two San Jose State University fraternities were suspended Thursday for their members' alleged involvement in a brawl that left one man dead and several others stabbed.

University President Robert Caret said in a statement that Pi Alpha Phi and Lambda Phi Epsilon would be suspended from all school activities pending the outcome of a police investigation into the Wednesday fight.

The group of more than 60 young men gathered at a suburban park to battle with sticks, knives and rocks. Pi Alpha Phi members from the University of California, Santa Cruz, also participated, police said.

Four people were stabbed, including a 23-year-old man who died. The fight apparently grew from a disagreement at a pool hall Monday and the groups agreed to meet in the park to settle things, police said.